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Yellow Dog Democrat

Yellow Dog Democrat noun: a Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates.

Noun (1)

Yellow Dog Democrat (plural Yellow Dog Democrats)

  1. (US, dated) A Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates.

Noun (2) capitalized: yellow dog Democrat

yellow dog Democrat (plural yellow dog Democrats)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Yellow Dog Democrat.

Synonyms of Yellow Dog Democrat

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Forms of Yellow Dog Democrat

pluralYellow Dog Democrats
alternative formyellow dog Democrat
pluralyellow dog Democrats

Origin of Yellow Dog Democrat

From the claim that such Democrats would sooner vote for a yellow dog, if it ran on the Democratic ticket, than a Republican.

Questions about Yellow Dog Democrat

What does Yellow Dog Democrat mean?
Yellow Dog Democrat means a Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates.
What part of speech is Yellow Dog Democrat?
Yellow Dog Democrat is a noun.
What is the plural of Yellow Dog Democrat?
The plural of Yellow Dog Democrat is Yellow Dog Democrats.

Words near Yellow Dog Democrat in the dictionary

  1. Yellow Dam
  2. yellow dock
  3. yellow dog
  4. yellow dog contract
  5. yellow dog contracts
  6. Yellow Dog Democrat
  7. Yellow Dog Democrats
  8. yellow dog fund
  9. yellow dog funds
  10. yellow dogs
  11. yellow dragon disease

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